There’s cranberry sauce, and then there’s cranberry soused! Seeing as it’s the holidays, and you’re spending a lot of time with the family, these recipes for cranberry-accented cocktails might come in handy.

A WSJ piece today looks at former big shots forced to finally face recession realities. But when one says that buying coffee at 7-Eleven every day is still part of his routine, our alarm bells went off. First, yuck. Second, he can save money by upgrading to making much better coffee at home.

Thanksgiving, like all holiday dinners, has its defining dishes. On Thursday, Nov. 26, American families will be consuming turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and, inevitably, something involving cranberries. There’s nothing wrong with tradition–but it’s easy to insert a few new side dishes to spice it up.

With Halloween around the corner, it’s the perfect time for the Tiki drink known as the Zombie. It has an alcohol-packed punch, a quirky history, and an involved, complex sort of magic in making one. Learn all about it.

As Halloween approaches, we’re doing our best to pepper you with ideas to enhance your celebration. A few ingredients and a few minutes can easily result in getting your spook on. Here’s one recipe for the kiddies, and one for the grown-ups.

Isn’t celebrating the annual “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” only by talking like a pirate a little pedestrian? Predictable? On-the-nose? We humbly present a treasure trove of ways to make your Talk Like a Pirate Day more than an exercise in parody.